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i BOSTON  COLiLKOE  lAHHAHY 

CHESTNUT  HILL,  MASS. 


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IVith  deep  affect io?i 
A?td  recollectio?i 
I oft  think  of  ^ 

"Those  Sha?iclo7i  Bells^ 


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IF  hose  sounds  so  wild  would ^ 
In  days  of  childhood^ 

Fling  rowid  my  cradle 
Fheir  9nagic  spells. 


0?i  this  I ponder 
JT^here  er  I wa?ider^ 


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And  thus  grow  fonder^ 
Sweet  Cork^  of  thee] 


thy  Bells  oj^  Shandong 
That  sou7'id  so  grafid  07i 
The  pleas a?it  waters 
Of  the  river  Tee. 


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I've  heard  bells  chiming 
Full  many  a clime  in^ 


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T"olli7tg  suhli7ne  /;/ 

Cathedi^al  shrine^ 
at  a glibe  rate 

Brass  1 072^ lies  would  vibrate — 

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But  all  their  77tusic 
Spoke  naught  like  thi7te 


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For  memory  cl-irelli7ig 
On  each  proud  s-jcelli?jg 
Oy  thy  belfry  k}ielli7tg 
Its  bold  tiotes  free^ 
Made  the  beds  of  Shandon 
Sound  far  more  grand  07i 
The  pleasant  -ccaters 
Of  the  river  Lee. 


Fve  heard  bells  tolling 

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Old  Adrian  s Mole"  in 
Their  thu7tder  rolling 
From  the  Vatican^ 


And  cymbals  glorious 
Swi?7ging  uproarious 
In  the  gorgeous  turrets 
Of  Notre  Dame. 


But  thy  sounds  were  sweeter 
Thai!  the  dome  of  Peter 
Flings  o’er  the  Fiber^ 

Pealing  solejnnly  ; — 


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JVhile  07i  tower  and  kiosk  0 1 
In  Saint  Sophia 

Tdhe  Turkman  gets, 

And  loud  in  air 
Calls  men  to  prayer 
From  the  tapering  summit 
Of  tall  minarets . 


Such  empty  phantom 
I freely  gra^^t  them  ; 

But  there  is  a?t  anthe7n 
More  dear  to  7ne^ — 
"Tis  the  Bells  of  Sha?tdo77 
That  sotmd  so  gra7td  07i 
The  pleasa72t  waters 
Of  the  river  Lee, 


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THE  BELLS  OF  SHANDON. 


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I’ve  heard  bells  chiming 
Full  many  a clime  in, 

Tolling  sublime  in 

Cathedral  shrine, 

While  at  a glibe  rate 
Brass  tongues  would  vibrate — 
But  all  their  music 

Spoke  naught  like  thine 
For  memory  dwelling 
On  each  proud  swelling 
Of  thy  belfry  knelling 

Its  bold  notes  free. 
Made  the  bells  of  Shandon 
Sound  far  more  grand  on 
The  pleasant  waters 

Of  the  river  Lee, 


I’ve  heard  bells  tolling 
Old  “Adrian’s  Mole  ” in. 
Their  thunder  rolling 

From  the  Vatican, 
And  cymbals  glorious 
Swinging  uproarious 
In  the  gorgeous  turrets 

Of  Notre  Dame  ; 
But  thy  sounds  were  sweeter 
Than  the  dome  of  Peter 
Flings  o’er  the  Tiber, 

Pealing  solemnly  ; — 
O ! the  bells  of  Shandon 
Sound  far  more  grand  on 
The  pleasant  waters 

Of  the  river  Lee. 


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There's  a bell  in  Moscow, 
While  on  tower  and  kiosk  O ! 
In  Saint  Sophia 

The  Turkman  gets, 
And  loud  in  air 
Calls  men  to  prayer 
From  the  tapering  summit 
Of  tall  minarets. 

Such  empty  phantom 
I freely  grant  them  ; 

But  there  is  an  anthem 

More  dear  to  me, — 
’Tis  the  bells  of  Shandon 
That  sound  so  grand  on 
The  pleasant  waters 

Of  the  river  Lee. 


Note. — The  words  of  “ The  Shandon  Bells'^  were  written  by 
Rev.  Francis  Mahoney  (Father  Prout). 


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